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It’s an issue millions of couples face every year: the inability to conceive a child. Such is the case for Army Corporal Tyler Wilson and his fiancé, Crystal. Back in 2005, Wilson was badly injured during a firefight in Afghanistan. He was left paralyzed from the waist down. For the past decade, the Department of Veterans Affairs has provided him with free health care. Though, he and his wife recently learned of a gaping hole in their coverage. The department does not provide in vitro fertilizat... Read more

Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Mike Coffman (CO-06) has introduced legislation to ensure the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) quickly reimburses emergency response ambulance providers who provide life-care to our nation’s veterans. The legislation is co-sponsored by Representatives Charles Boustany (R-LA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Ralph Abraham (R-LA), and Mark Takano (D-CA). Read more

Washington, DC -- U.S. Representative Mike Coffman (CO-06) announced the winners of the 2016 Congressional Art Competition. Nicole Hathaway of Heritage High School in Littleton, Colorado claimed first place. Read more

Washington, DC -- U.S. Representative Mike Coffman (CO-06) introduced and passed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that strips China of Department of Defense (DoD) funding under a Cooperative Threat Reduction agreement unless it acts to stop nuclear proliferation to Iran and other countries in violation of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Read more

Colorado U.S. Reps. Ed Perlmutter, a Democrat, and Mike Coffman, a Republican, co-hosted an event on veterans’ mental health Thursday night the Capitol Visitors Center in Washington, D.C. The featured attraction was a documentary by veteran Colorado newsman Steffan Tubbs on post-traumatic stress disorder, known by the acronym PTSD. Tubbs is the executive producer and director and producer of“ACRONYM: The Cross-Generational Battle With PTSD.” “I fully understand how serious this issue is and how ... Read more

U.S. Representatives Kathleen Rice (D-NY), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Jackie Speier (D-CA) and Rod Blum (R-IA) today announced the formation of the bipartisan House Whistleblower Protection Caucus, an informal group of House Members dedicated to protecting the rights of whistleblowers, who often take on significant personal and professional risk in order to report improper activity in government agencies, help improve congressional oversight and transparency, and eliminate fraud, abuse and wasteful spending. Read more

Washington, DC - U.S. Representatives Mike Coffman (R-CO), Kathleen Rice (D-NY), Jackie Speier (D-CA) and Rod Blum (R-IA) today announced the formation of the bipartisan House Whistleblower Protection Caucus, an informal group of House Members dedicated to protecting the rights of whistleblowers, who often take on significant personal and professional risk in order to report improper activity in government agencies, help improve congressional oversight and transparency, and eliminate fraud, abuse and wasteful spending. Read more

On Friday, the House Armed Services Committee released its 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The bill, as introduced, will have dozens of provisions in it that have been proposed by U.S. Representative Mike Coffman (CO-06). The Armed Services Committee will amend the NDAA during a lengthy session to be held next week. Coffman’s proposals include several measures to protect and strengthen the missions at Buckley Air Force Base (AFB), which is the largest employer in Coffman’s distri... Read more

Shorter wait times and better treatment of veterans were two main topics on the minds of participants at a round table discussion hosted by Congressman Doug Lamborn at the Mt. Carmel Center of Excellence Monday. "I think it's imperative that we in the community embrace our veterans and put our love, our grace, and our arms around them and show them the love that they deserve," said David Gambrell, who served with Army's 101st Airborne during the Iraq Invasion. Lamborn invited his colleague Rep. ... Read more

Legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) on Friday would use cost savings from fraud prevention efforts to expand the earned income tax credit (EITC). The Enhancing Advancement, Reducing Noncompliance and Improving Trust (EARN IT) Act, H.R. 4946, would expand access to the EITC for childless workers, as well as for young, single people who are beginning their careers. “I grew up in a working class neighborhood, and I fully understand the importance and the value of work over welfa... Read more